Directory traversal vulnerability in the OBEX FTP Service in the Microsoft Bluetooth stack in Windows Mobile 6 Professional, and probably Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC and 5.0 for Pocket PC Phone Edition, allows remote authenticated users to list arbitrary directories, and create or read arbitrary files, via a .
Published Jan 21, 2009
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 30.25%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the OBEX FTP Service in the Microsoft Bluetooth stack in Windows Mobile 6 Professional, and probably Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC and 5.0 for Pocket PC Phone Edition, allows remote authenticated users to list arbitrary directories, and create or read arbitrary files, via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 30.25% (0.30252) | 98.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 30.25% (0.30252) | 97.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.36% (0.17356) | 94.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.37% (0.14369) | 90.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.36% (0.17356) | 94.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.81% (0.02807) | 90.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 1.51% (0.01512) | 85.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 1.07% (0.01071) | 82.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01163) | 82.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01316) | 83.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 38.22% (0.38224) | 97.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 18, 2022 | 38.22% (0.38224) | 97.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 6.34% (0.06337) | 90.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 38.22% (0.38224) | 97.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 19, 2022 | 41.14% (0.41136) | 97.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 43.81% (0.43814) | 97.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33598 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4938 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500199/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33359 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.seguridadmobile.com/windows-mobile/windows-mobile-security/Microsoft-Bluetooth-Stack-Directory-Traversal.html x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48124 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33598 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4938 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500199/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33359 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.seguridadmobile.com/windows-mobile/windows-mobile-security/Microsoft-Bluetooth-Stack-Directory-Traversal.html | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48124 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
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